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New Winter Olympic Federations President Jae Youl Kim (Credit: International Skating Union)

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Winter Olympic Federations Elects Jae Youl Kim as New President

Jae Youl Kim, president of the International Skating Union, has been elected president of the Winter Olympic Federations, at the organization’s latest meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. The South Korean succeeds Ivo Ferriani, who stepped down as president of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation on June 11 after a 16-year tenure. Ferriani officially became an […]

Posted On : October 8, 2026 By : Paul Stevens

Georg Hackl of Germany speeds past an Olympic logo during a practice run for the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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Park City Awarded 2029 Bobsled and Luge World Championships

Park City, Utah, will host the 2029 Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships after the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation voted on future hosts for its world championships during the world congress held in Lake Placid, New York. Each of the championships from 2027 through 2029 will be at former Olympic Winter Games hosts. In 2027, […]

Posted On : June 20, 2024 By : Matt Traub

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Lake Placid to Host 2024 IBSF and Luge Meetings

Lake Placid, New York, will host the 2024 Congress for the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation. The New York Olympic Regional Development Authority will play a role in hosting and organizing the two International Federations and national bobsled, skeleton and luge federations that will attend. “Hosting the IBSF and FIL […]

Posted On : November 21, 2023 By : Matt Traub

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SportAccord Takes Over Organizing of World Combat Games

As part of the transfer of contracts and assets from the Global Association of International Sports Federations, which dissolved at the end of 2022, SportAccord has taken over responsibility for the World Combat Games 2023 which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting October 21. Preparations are well advanced and a meeting recently took […]

Posted On : March 9, 2023 By : Matt Traub